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Company Overview of Mars, Incorporated

Company Overview

Mars, Incorporated manufactures and distributes food products. The company offers pet care products; chocolate products; gum, mints, hard and chewy candies, and lollipops; various food products; beverages for various types of work environments, as well as coffee, tea, and soups; and cocoa extract supplements that help to promote a healthy heart by supporting healthy blood flow. It serves customers ranging from multinational retailers to small independent stores, distributors, specialty stores, and veterinary practices. Mars, Incorporated was formerly known as Mar-O-Bar Company and changed its name to Mars, Incorporated in 1926. The company was founded in 1891 and is based in McLean, Virginia...

Mars, Incorporated manufactures and distributes food products. The company offers pet care products; chocolate products; gum, mints, hard and chewy candies, and lollipops; various food products; beverages for various types of work environments, as well as coffee, tea, and soups; and cocoa extract supplements that help to promote a healthy heart by supporting healthy blood flow. It serves customers ranging from multinational retailers to small independent stores, distributors, specialty stores, and veterinary practices. Mars, Incorporated was formerly known as Mar-O-Bar Company and changed its name to Mars, Incorporated in 1926. The company was founded in 1891 and is based in McLean, Virginia with operations in the United States and internationally.

Mars, Incorporated Key Developments

Mars Inc. to Build New Candy-Making Plant in Kansas

Jul 15 15

Mars Inc. announced plans to build a new, $100 million candy-making facility in Kansas near where its first new plant in 35 years began churning out sweets last year 2014. The deal, which the company disclosed in advance of a Topeka economic development meeting, comes a little more than a year after the New Jersey-based company opened a $270 million plant south of the city. Work on the new 90,000-square-foot facility will start. After constructions wraps up in late 2016, the company will add 70 full-time employees to the 200 already working in the Topeka area. The company has not determined exactly which candies it will make at the new plant. The facility is receiving state and local economic incentives, although Mars didn't immediately disclose the amount of the incentives. The existing plant makes Snickers and M&M's. Mars also makes Milky Way, Twix and 3 Musketeers candy bars.

Mars, Incorporated Opens New Pet Food Factory in Bathurst, Australia

Jun 26 15

Mars, Incorporated has opened an AUD 100 million pet food factory in Bathurst, Australia. It will manufacture dry pet food from Mars Petcare brands PEDIGREE, WHISKAS, ADVANCE, MY DOG, OPTIMUM and DINE for millions of much-loved pets all over Australia. This investment reflects the Mars commitment towards building its global business and follows recent factory openings such as the AUD 63 million Wrigley factory in Kenya. The investment of AUD 100 million in the facility is a significant contribution to the local area; it will directly employ approximately 150 local Associates, making it one of the large investments ever made in the Bathurst community.

Mars, Incorporated Plans to Build Pet Food Factory in Rostov Region

Jun 19 15

Mars, Incorporated planned to build a pet food factory in Rostov region at a cost of over RUB 4 billion. Preparations for construction of the facility began this year at a 50-hectare site in Grushevsky, Aksaisky district. Onsite engineering work is underway. Plant startup is scheduled for early 2017. The new factory will be Mars' ninth production facility in Russia. The company currently has plants in Moscow region's Stupino and Lukhovitsy and in Novosibirsk and Ulyanovsk regions.

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